chew

Speech parts

1. chew - Noun

2. chew - Verb

3. Chew - Proper noun

Meaning

To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate.

To ruminate mentally; to meditate on.

To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth; to ruminate; to meditate.

That which is chewed; that which is held in the mouth at once; a cud.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

masticate WAD jaw plug bite chewing grind ponder quid crunch mastication ruminate chomp cud chaw

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Antonyms

gorge avoid extend expand eliminate withdraw

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Hypernyms

bit bite grind grate morsel change of state

Hyponyms

munch gnaw champ gum crunch rumination

Phrases with the word

chew the fat chew the cud chew ass caramel chew chew on a bone charleston chew

Derivatives

chewed chewing

Anagrams

ewch

Examples

Mine is to chew on the appropriate texts and make them delectable. Gregory of Nazianzus

I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my army is starving. Robert E. Lee

Many men swallow the being cheated, but no man can ever endure to chew it. George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax

Speak like a parrot; meditate like a swan; chew like a goat; and bathe like an elephant. Hindi Proverb

Dogs bark and cows chew grass. Corsican Proverb

I can chew for you, my child, but you must swallow by yourself. Hungarian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

chevy chevy chase chevying chew and swallow chew ass chew container